disband

verb

dis·​band dis-ˈband How to pronounce disband (audio)
disbanded; disbanding; disbands

transitive verb

: to break up the organization of : dissolve

intransitive verb

: to break up as an organization : disperse
disbandment noun

Examples of disband in a Sentence

They've decided to disband the club. The members of the organization have decided to disband.
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Disband the committee altogether Could the administration disband the committee? Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025 Destiny’s Child may have disbanded in 2006, but the members are always just one text away. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025 Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered a federal law enforcement effort to combat secret foreign influence campaigns to be disbanded. Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025 In the weeks since Assad’s fall, senior Turkish officials have repeatedly emphasized their wish to see the YPG disbanded. Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for disband 

Word History

Etymology

Middle French desbander, from des- dis- + bande band

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of disband was in 1591

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“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disband. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

disband

verb
dis·​band dis-ˈband How to pronounce disband (audio)
: to break up the organization of a group : disperse
disband the club
disbandment noun

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